pedigree

English

/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/

noun
Definitions
  • A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
  • A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
  • (uncountable) Good breeding or ancestry.
  • The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
  • The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (step, foot, walk, fall, stumble).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ped-

Gloss

step, foot, walk, fall, stumble

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
🪜

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